Cyrus Defends Photos

“Hannah Montana” star Miley Cyrus has defended a photoshoot in which she is seen frolicking with a female companion — insisting the photos are entirely “innocent.”

The 15-year-old faced a storm of criticism after the pictures, which showed her rolling around on a hotel room floor and sharing a piece of candy with a friend, were leaked on the Internet and deemed to have inappropriate sexual undertones.

But the teenager has hit back claiming there is nothing erotic about the images.